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Bandung

Indonesia

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Makassar

Indonesia

Climate

Bandung logs 0 hot days a year to Makassar's 250 — Bandung wins by 250. Makassar also leads on sunny days by 25.

BandungMakassar
Sunny days
189214
Hot days
0250
Frost days
00
Rainy days
280241
Outdoor dinner months
12/120/12
Avg wind
1.0 m/s1.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1602,357
Darkest month sun
109 hrs/mo103 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.511.3

Bandung

Feels-like °C

27
26
27
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
26

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bandung Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Makassar

Feels-like °C

28
29
31
32
33
31
31
31
31
31
32
29

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Makassar Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Air Quality

Bandung averages 25.8 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Makassar's 16.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Makassar breathes ~36% cleaner air (9.4 µg/m³ lower).

Bandung

Makassar

25.8µg/m³
16.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Unhealthy
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Bandung (8.7M) and Makassar (2.2M) are 3.9x in population — Bandung is the larger metro, Makassar the smaller; on land area Bandung spans roughly 2.9x more ground.

3.3x

Bandung is roughly 3.3x the scale of Makassar

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagBandung
3.3x
ID flagMakassar
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagBandung8.7M3.9x
2.ID flagMakassar2.2M1x
Area
1.ID flagBandung988 km²2.9x
2.ID flagMakassar343 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
54 km36 km

ID flagBandung

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
23 km30 km

ID flagMakassar

Who Thrives Here

Makassar is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
BandungMakassar
Winter Escapist
87%86%
Eternal Summer
76%79%
Thrives only in Makassar
BandungMakassar
Clean Air Seeker
22%65%
Struggles in both
BandungMakassar
Sunshine Lover
44%49%

Also compared

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Frequently asked about Bandung vs Makassar

▶How does the climate compare between Bandung and Makassar?
Sunny days: 189 vs 214 d — Makassar higher Annual sunshine: 2,160 vs 2,357 hrs — Makassar higher Winter sunshine: 109 vs 103 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 250 d — Bandung lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 280 vs 241 d — Makassar lower
▶Should I move to Bandung or Makassar?
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